Two Royal Navy vessels put in ‘high readiness’ to tackle potential port blockades France’s ambassador in London was summoned and two Royal Navy patrol vessels were put on a state of “high readiness” to tackle potential port blockades by French fishing boats as the row over post-Brexit access to British […]
Restoration effort at Hisham’s Palace in occupied West Bank was launched five years ago Palestinian authorities have unveiled one of the largest floor mosaics in the world in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho after years of restoration. Resembling a fine carpet, the vast mosaic covers 836 sq metres […]
Before Cop26 in Glasgow, draft document indicates leaders meeting in Rome will pledge to take urgent steps to limit global warming A draft G20 communique says that world leaders who are gathering for talks in Rome will pledge to take urgent steps to reach the goal of limiting global warming […]
Rishi Sunak reassures Tory MPs that spending enabled by stronger than expected recovery will not be repeated Analysis: Sunak offers spending now – and signals tax cuts later Budget 2021: key points at a glance Read all our budget coverage Rishi Sunak intends to cut taxes before the next general […]
Protests and nightclub boycotts in more than 40 areas as police disclose 254 reports of spiking in two months Huge crowds of people across the UK took to the streets on Wednesday night, boycotting nightclubs in protests against a sharp rise in spiking cases. There were demonstrations in more than […]
Signatories include scientists from US, EU, India and African and South American countries Chief scientists and presidents of the national science academies of more than 20 countries including Sir Patrick Vallance have written to world leaders ahead of the Cop26 climate summit, urging them to set out policies to reduce […]
Tsai Ing-wen says self-ruled island is ‘on the front lines’ in the fight for democracy, while US president accuses China of undermining peace Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, has said the threat from China is growing “every day”, as US president Joe Biden criticised Beijing’s recent actions in the Taiwan Strait, […]
Two of the victims are in critical condition while the other two men have serious but not life-threatening injuries Five men have been arrested in Norwich after four men were found with stab wounds on Wednesday evening. The victims were all taken to the Norfolk and Norwich university hospital for […]
Report says countries must strengthen climate ambitions after wasting chance to build back better after Covid The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic, and faces disastrous temperature rises of at least 2.7C if countries fail to strengthen their climate pledges, according to a […]
The move by the Federal Communications Commission is the latest pushback against what the US sees as infiltration by Chinese tech firms The US communications regulator has voted to revoke China Telecom’s licence in America over national security concerns in the latest pushback by Washington against what it deems possible […]